Territory. The gusts already doing some damage. This scaffolding in downtown d. C. Just no match for mother nature. Well get to more of that damage in just a minute but were starting tonight in the Weather Center with amelia because of the dangerous weather conditions. Just how bad will it get . From right now to midMorning Hours tomorrow thats when the winds are the strongest and the temperatures are going to be dangerously cold. You want to avoid being outdoors so some safety tips for you tonight and throughout the day tomorrow. Because of the string windsong winds, we have reports of power outages, you want to sleep away from trees. If you sleep upstairs in a bedroom with a tree outside of the window consider sleeping down stairs tonight. Parking on a street with a lot of trees, try to park jomsomewhere else. Avoid being outside tonight or tomorrow morning. Factoring in the winds. If you have to travel make sure you travel with a full tank of gas and of course have your phone with a
Stronger than even with our typical winter passage. We have a high wind warning in effect outlined in orange. Gusts to 60 Miles Per Hour are possible. Current temperature is down to 16 in chevy chase, 14 in damascus and rockville. 15 in restton. Keep in mind that our High Temperatures got into the 40s for many. With the wind we already feel like were below in arlington and at dulles where the windchill factor is negative 4. The wind gust tracker showing really strong winds out of the northwest. Everywhere that you see the yellow shading indicates wind in excess of 40 miles an hour. Its not going to get any better until at least sunday evening. This is what you can expect with this arctic blast. You need to make sure you leave the Cabinet Doors open if you live in an older house to prevent those pipes from busting. Its going to stay well below freezing and actually possibly even staying in the Single Digits in some spots for the next 24 hours plus so the pipes could freeze if youre not
Minutes. It takes about half an hour to get frostbite when its 20 below. Its still pretty serious. Wind will gust late tomorrow night into early sunday morning. We have a high wind watch that covers the entire metro area wind 50 to 60 Miles Per Hour. On our win gust tracker by 6 p. M. Tomorrow evening wind gust tracker by 6 p. M. Tomorrow evening winds are gusting jc9to 30s. 36 mileperhour wind gust possible tomorrow at gaithersburg. Well let you know if we could have a bigger snow next week. Its already downright chilly out there. Our mola lenghi is on the streets tonight where i think every time we see him hes got on yet another layer because its very much need. Reporter the wind has definitely picked up the last couple hours, not nearly as pad as last night but still its bad as last night, but still its windy and getting worse and will continue to get worse tonight, overnight into tomorrow. Those out here working in it and walking in it really echo that thought, that the wind amplif
25 below zero guys. Thats the kind of cold air were talking act but its not just the cold its the winds. Winds could gust near 60. More on that. Let you know what to expect over the weekend and when it arrives coming up next. Thanks doug. For the fist time tonight were seeing video of a deadly encounter between the d. C. Police and an 18yearold boy. It happened back in 2011. And now the American Civil Liberties union is using to call for an end to a controversial anticrime tactic thats long been used by the d. C. Police. Theyre known as jumpout squads. Jackie bensen is in northwest d. C. With more on this. Jackie jackie . Reporter jim, the d. C. Chapter of the aclu is calling to an end these jumpout squads as they refer to them plain clothes officers in unmarnged vehicles and the video from the day that rafael brisco was shot shows them in action. Reporter the ford suv seen speeding up the road southeast in the seconds before rafael brisco was shot is a police vehicle. The head of the
Around here. Im definitely cold. Its freezing. I have on about seven layers right now. Reporter seven layers . It doesnt look like it, but i have on so many layers right now. Reporter does it work . It works for my body. For hands and feet, toe warmers and hand warpers. I say the wind is the real killer. As long as its not windy, youre all right. Reporter you hate to see this, but a lot of folks we spoke to are really dreading the weekend. Its supposed to be colder, windier and might even see some snow. Yeah. Thanks. You can keep up with the weather 24 hours a day with our wusa9 mobile app. Make this your go to app for all your news needs. It was a wild scene, a shootout between an Armed Robbery suspect and police in the u street area overnight. When it was done, police found that suspect shot to death, but they say it is likely the suspect killed himself. Debra alfarone joins us live from where the man was found shot dead at Caroline Street and 15th street in northwest. How do police